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Useless History Information

By Tim Lambert The following is a list of facts about history, all totally useless! On 24 December 1914, a German plane dropped a bomb on Dover. It was the first time the Germans bombed Britain. Nobody was killed. In 1979 Sweden became the first country to ban corporal punishment. In 1919 in Britain the… Continue reading Useless History Information

Published 19 December 2024
Categorised as Articles Tagged facts, History

A History of Swimming

By Tim Lambert Early Swimming Swimming was a common skill in the Ancient World. People in Egypt and other parts of the Ancient World went swimming. It was popular with the Greeks and Romans. Roman soldiers were trained to swim well. In the Middle Ages knights were expected to be able to swim well. In… Continue reading A History of Swimming

Published 5 December 2024
Categorised as Daily Life in the Past Tagged History, swimming

A History of Bradford

By Tim Lambert Bradford in the Middle Ages Bradford began as a village by a ford. Brad meant broad. By the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, the village by the broad ford had grown quite large (by the standards of the time) with perhaps 300-350 people. Bradford was turned into a town when… Continue reading A History of Bradford

Published 14 March 2021
Categorised as Histories of British towns, villages and cities Tagged Bradford, History

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